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Avon vs Windsor Locks vs Randolph Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avon has the highest household income ($131k).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Randolph Town has the most renters (28.7% rent).
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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Avon | Windsor Locks | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,774Lowest |
12,579 |
34,878Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 37.5±4Lowest 4% below U.S. |
41.4±2.6Highest 6% above U.S. |
41.3±1.8 6% above U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Avon and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Randolph Town and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.6%±2.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Randolph Town and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $130,625±$33kHighest 62% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
$109,573±$6k 36% above U.S. |
| Avon and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $509,600±$62kHighest 53% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$496,400±$21k 49% above U.S. |
| Avon and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,558±$265 10% above U.S. |
$1,394±$187Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,103±$98Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,627Highest 112% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$5,644 81% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±24.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.1%±10.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Randolph Town and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Highest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #212 of 282 in MA | #109 of 149 in CT | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Avon | Windsor Locks School District | Randolph |
| High school in town | Avon Middle High School | Windsor Locks High School | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4 |
8.9Lowest |
14.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.